Howdy Infrastructure Folks,
Any chance we can use some of our recently-acquired hardware to handle
this request? In particular, I know David Zeuthen would like it, and I'm
sure there are others also.
Thanks,
Max
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:10:53 -0400
From: Christopher Blizzard <blizzard(a)redhat.com>
To: Elliot Lee <sopwith(a)redhat.com>, Max Spevack <mspevack(a)redhat.com>,
Greg DeKoenigsberg <gdk(a)redhat.com>
Subject: git?
Hey. I have a lot of people asking me if we can have a git repo. They
don't like mercurial, and we have to participate with a lot of other
projects that do use git (kernel, X, lots of others.)
Can we have access to a machine to host git? I'm not sure, but I think
the setup is similar to hg. What do you guys think?
--Chris

I wrestled with SELinux, Apache, and TurboGears today and finally got
the packageDB TurboGears instance running[1]_. If you're interested,
the pieces are running behind Apache on test3. You can access it via
ssh tunnel. On your machine::
ssh -L 8888:test3:80 bastion
Then browse to http://localhost:8888/pkgdb/
The TuurboGears code resides on test3 in /var/www/repo/fedora-packagedb
and has several parts:
pkgdb.conf: The httpd conf file to Proxy requests to the pkgdb directory
to the TurboGears Server. It also contains a custom 503 error handler
that calls our autostart cgi.
tg-autostart.cgi: When the turbogears server isn't running already, this
script gets invoked to start it up. I was not able to get this to run
with FC-5's apache but more tweaking now that I have it working on FC-6
might create something that works.
http.avc: This file has the AVC messages that deny the autostart.cgi.
Running `audit2allow -M httpd -i http.avc; semodule -i httpd.pp` should
get SELinux setup to allow this.
pkgdb/dev.cfg: I had to set:
server.socket_port=8080
server.socket_host="localhost"
in order for TurboGears to work under FC-6.
Hope this helps if you're planning to deploy a TurboGears app on an
infrastructure box. dgilmore, c4chris: if you get up to speed on kid
templates or python programming, this should be set to dive into. (I'll
get back to work on importing the data now.)
-Toshio
[1]_ : Note that the PackageDB app isn't written yet, this is just a
heads up that I've gotten all the pieces for a TurboGears application to
start up.

We've had a few new introductions to the list. Welcome! For those
ready to jump right in I have two tickets that have been out there for
a while. One of which could be fairly easy, the other - not so easy.
We've got one outstanding ticket to create something more meaningful
when a new account gets created. Anyone with a fedora user account
can access and comment on this ticket so if you're interested in
working on it, reply to the list and I'll lock it for you.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/tickets/customer.pl?Action=CustomerTicket...
The other task may take quite a bit longer. Unfortunately we don't
have a test version of our current accounting system so whoever wants
it will have to spend some time installing the various components,
databases and getting it up and going. It would be great if they had
their own test environment for this, if not we can set you up with one
but our resources are limited so it will take longer :) This ticket
can be found at:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/tickets/customer.pl?Action=CustomerTicket...
Anyone interested in either of these tickets can let me know and I'll
lock it for them. Make sure you reply to the list so we don't have
multiple people working on the same issues. Neither of these tickets
require sponsorship, just a signed CLA. Those planning on sticking
around for a while would be good to find an officer who is in charge
of an area that interests you. We can't sponsor everyone just for
asking, but offer some help. There's plenty to be done.
If you're not interested/able to do these tasks don't worry. Stuff
pops up all the time! Take a look at the open bugzilla infrastructure
tickets or the open OTRS tickets and see if something else interests
you.
-Mike

Hello,
to introduce me, I first need to apologize for my frenchy english.
RHCE since 3 years, I'm working as Linux consultant and I've time to
contribute as I'm working all day long we Fedora Core systems. My own
enterprise uses Xen enabled on remote FC5 systems infrastructure to
separate mail, dev an web applications.
So here is a peace of my skills:
- linux and Xen systems administration
- system debugging
- mail, web, DNS systems administration
- bash, perl scripting with system applications: working on a perl based
project with a client since 4 years around print migration to RHEL3 from
IBM mainframe
- Python beginner (I still managed to translate in french and hack Trac
v0.9.6 for my enterprise needs)
- eternal C/C++ beginner
- MySQL/PostgreSQL basic development
- packaging RPM
- open-minded and meddlesome ("Touche-à-tout" in french)
I'm working with x86 and AMD x86_64 computers.
I would contribute to any project, and I hope to contribute myself with
new project(s) in a while.
Best regards,
Guillaume Bougard

Hello,
I'm Eric Kerin, and I am yet another of the people that saw Mike
McGrath's email looking for help, and decided to see if I could assist
in any way.
1. Full legal name: Eric Kerin
* City, Country; St Petersburg, FL, USA
* Profession: Enterprise Solutions Specialist (Programmer/DBA/System
Support in one)
* Affiliation: Just me
* Your goals in the Fedora Project: Provide assistance in system
administration and programming where I can.
* Languages: English
Historical qualifications
o What other projects?
Provide assistance on the Linux-cluster mailing list for issues with
the Redhat Cluster Suite.
Random patches and assistance with other projects (PostgreSQL,
linux-scsi, mozplugger)
o What level and type of computer skills do you have?
Almost 10 years working with Linux, 6 of which with Linux as my
primary operating system both at work, and at home. Five years
supporting Linux web and application servers at work.
I code primarily in Java, C, Perl, and PHP. (I've had a few brief
touches with Python when bugfixes required it.) With varying years of
experience for each one (average of 5 or so)
5+ years experience in SQL, database management, and schema design.
PostgreSQL is the major one that's relevant here, but I'm fairly well
versed in multiple RDBMs.
2 years Experience with Virtual machines (VMWare based)
I used GForge and CVS to implement a development tracking system and
process at work to meet regulatory requirements.
o What other skills do you have that might be applicable?
Currently support 24x7x365 production critical servers in multiple
locations in the world. So I'm well versed in remote support of
systems.
I'm experienced in Project management and the proper use of ticket
tracking systems.
o What makes you an excellent match for the project?
I'm a long time Linux user and promoter, and feel I can use
knowledge I've gained over the years to give something back to the
people working to develop the OS I love.
GPG Key info:
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Thanks,
Eric Kerin
eric(a)bootseg.com

Hey guys,
I've been somewhat annoyed by the reports we've been getting. Is there
a compelling reason why we need to have invalid connection attempts to
proxy* logged? Why don't we just remove the -J LOG call and REJECT the
connection normally?
We're not going to DO anything about the connection so why not decrease
the garbage that we see in the log reports?
-sv

Hello,
As following "orders" as placed on the GettingStarted page on the wiki;
I'll introduce myself a little:
I'm John Kraal, currently a professional analyst for a logistics
software company which is currently migrating clients from UNIX (AIX and
HP-UX) to Fedora and Red Hat based-systems. I'm currently writing
scripts in Python and ksh to make installation and support tasks easier
(next to the normal things I do, which include programming and designing
of software)
Fair enough, there is my experience, I write Python (besides UML and C
:P) for a living. I've been writing Python for about a year, and C for
more than 5 years.
Kind regards,
John Kraal

I'm an experienced python developer, developing with python for about 2 years.
My current project is a postgresql backended isp billing application
with python and it's about 60,000 lines of python code now. Though the
application interaction with web-server is through XML-RPC protocol,
I've also experience of web development with php, python and java.
I'm familiar with linux system administration, in areas of general
networking(ifconfig, iptables, ip, tc), apache, squid, a little bind
and everything else I've got into.
I'm available for part time helping.
--
Farshad Khoshkhui

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Hi all, I'm Jason Watson. I've been following RH/Fedora for a long
time, but never got involved. Mike McGrath's email from last night
was just the kick I needed to jump in.
So here's a little about me using Warren's intro template:
1. Full legal name: Jason Watson
* City, Country; Atlanta, GA, USA
* Profession: Programmer/SysAdmin/Network/Security/Architect
* Affiliation: Representing only myself
* Your goals in the Fedora Project: Become more active in the community
Historical qualifications
o What other projects?
I haven't done much in the FOSS world, but here's a couple of
sightings:
* http://libphidgets.alioth.debian.org/ (Oct 2004)
*
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1108091&group_id...
(Jan 2005)
*
http://javax-usb.cvs.sourceforge.net/javax-usb/javax-usb/src/javax/usb/ut...
(Jun 2005)
o What level and type of computer skills do you have?
I've been using Linux as my daily OS for 5 years now.
I prefer developing in Java, but can get by with almost anything.
I can configure and troubleshoot Cisco networks, firewalls, load
balancers.
I'm well versed in IT security concerns and audit compliance.
I have good database skills: PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.
I have a good understanding of all of the pieces that make up a
good application.
o What other skills do you have that might be applicable?
Early employee of a large job-search website, involved in
development and operations
o What makes you an excellent match for the project?
I am very versatile and could be useful in many areas.
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I've read through the last 2 meeting minutes. I'm familiar with
virtualization using VMWare, but I haven't set up a Xen server
before. I can set up a test network of multiple physical and virtual
servers in my home network for any testing needs. Turbogears looks
interesting, maybe I could be of help there.
Looking forward to contributing,
Jason
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